Live from ANZ Stadium we have the second Preliminary Final between the Bulldogs and the Rabbitohs! Last night the Storm blew the hapless Sea Eagles out of Melbourne to book the first spot in the Grand Final. Will the Bulldogs maul the Rabbits or can the Red and Greens pull one from the hat. Join us at 7:30 for allllllllllllllllllll the action.
Pre Game Odds
Canterbury Bulldogs $1.48 vs Souths Sydney Rabbitohs $2.78 (via Centrebet)
*Odds subject to change.
7:32 – The male model from Mudgee can hype a game like no other. The highlight- a young Gus Gould looking like like a horn dog , mullet and all. Yeah Gus!
7:34 – Rusty? Sons Of Anarchy Glory leather jacket. Are you 10?
7:35 – Taken 2 Game Breaker. Nice cross promo. Bryan Mill (Liam Neeson) would make a killer lock.
7:39 – Not wanting to take away from the business at hand but there is an absolute cracker of a game going on over at the AFL. Having two TV’s would be pretty pimp.
7:48 – Shiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt! What a finish in the AFL. I hope the League hasn’t started. Hawks by 5!
7:49 – Pheww. Still faffing on at channel 9. Time to catch my breath. Let’s hope we’re in for a similar sort of contest at ANZ stadium.
7:54 – 70 000+ at the game. From the comfort of my couch, I rarely think “Gee I wouldn’t mind being there” but it looks pretty good tonight!
7:57 – Kick off!
7:58 – Big first set for the Dogs. Keating gets cleaned up by Crocker’s who’s on report. He didn’t miss. Ouch! Dogs take the tap.
8:00 – From the tap Inu is over in the corner. Souths in deep shit already and they haven’t touched the ball. Dogs:4 Rabbitiohs:0
8:02 – Good strike but Inu misses from the sideline. Dogs:4 Rabbitiohs:0
8:05 – Burgess is a machine. Massive man crush. Souths get a penalty in front and go for the tap a la Dogs.
8:06 – I guess I’ll eat my words as Isaac Luke sneaks over next to the post. Converted and Souths are in front! Rabbitiohs:6 Dogs:4
8:12 – Oh look, Dave Taylor dropped it. Luckily for Souths it was back this time.
8:14 – After the try scoring flourish at the start of the game, it’s settled down a bit and Souths are actually winning the battle of the forwards. And Greg Inglis hasn’t even looked like touching the ball.
8:17 – Souths also winning the battle of the neck tattoos.
8:18 – “That’s a fucking joke!” Josh Morris objects – if my lip reading serves me right. Pretty soft blocking penalty. Reynolds slots the penalty from out wide. Rabbitiohs:8 Dogs:4
8:24 – Aw shit. Why do they persist with cross promotion on Channel 9. Do you really think House Husbands is an excellent new drama Rabs? Pretty cringe.
8:26 – Souths lose Adam Reynolds with a torn hamstring! Shit the bed!
8:28 – Runaway from Josh Reynolds. Butchers it as Inglis cuts off the pass to Barba and bundles Reynolds over into the corner post. Big play from GI.
8:33 – GI over but held up!
8:34 – Imagine having Sam Kasiano over dinner.
8:36 – Wowzers! Frank Prichard gets in the way of his own player, a run away Ben Barba, and Barba is spewing. Reynolds then kicks for the corner and Perret is over in the corner. Burgess comes over and gives away a penalty try. Inu hits the post from the sideline but slots it over from in front. Dogs:10 Rabbitiohs:8
8:43 – Tragedy for Souths! The dogs roll back down on the back of a penalty with Wright swooping on a Barba grubber into the corner. The Dogs have turned the game on its head in 3 minutes. Inu nails it from the sideline. Dogs:16 Rabbitiohs:8
8:45 – Halftime. Souths will be devo! Clearly played the better in that half but find themselves behind and without a half back. I’m going to take the opportunity to nip down to the bottleshop before the rioting starts. Redfern will be first but Waterloo will follow!
Halftime Game Odds
Canterbury Bulldogs $1.15 vs Souths Sydney Rabbitohs $5.25 (via Centrebet)
*Odds subject to change.
9:00 – And we are back. I was impartial coming into the match but on behalf of my car parked out on the street… Go the Bunnies. #Redfern pride!
9:07 – Seriously! I might be old fashioned but in my day you only got a neck tattoo if you ticked Bank Robber on your census form.
9:11 – I’m sure I’m going to be made to look like a fool any moment now, but despite having Inglis and Merritt on the field, Souths just don’t look like scoring a try. Neither do the Dogs though. Bruising defence.
9:14 – WTF! I love guys like Greg Eastwood. Big and fat and still able to to throw a cut out to rival any halfbacks. Perret tippie toes the sideline in a freakish effort and plants it in the corner. That was classy! Inu lumped with another sideline kick. Misses. Dogs:20 Rabbitiohs:8
9:20 – Eastwood busts through the middle, runs forty, draws Inglis and then throws it onto Prichard. The two big boys! I feel less guilty for having that one last taco. Might even have another. Inu converts from in front. Dogs:26 Rabbitiohs:8
9:23 – Getting ugly for Souths and it’s a shame. To paraphrase Kirstin Dunst, “they brought it!’.
9:27 – “See what happens when the neeewwwww season of Big Bang Theory returns this week.” You’re a pro Rab’s so I’m sure you make that sound as awkward as possible just out of spite. Good for you!
9:36 – Sooo the game is kinda meandering now as the Dogs are trying to avoid injuries and the Rabbitohs are thinking “fuck it”. So my mind wanders. 4:30 kick off next week. Sydney Parklife. Passion Pit and then Robyn. I think I can do all three!
9:37 – And I think that is the the first time NRL and Robyn have been mentioned in the same sentence.
9:42 – Greg ‘fucking’ Eastwood, you are my hero! Charge down of a chip kick, outlasts Inglis in a sprint and slides over for the try! Dogs:32 Rabbitiohs:8 Full-time!
9:45 – Sorry Rabs, probs won’t hanging around for the ‘Hilux Unbreakable Man of the Match’. Bulldogs vs Storm next week. Huge game. Bad luck for Souths. They played a lot better than the scoreline suggests. Goodnight!
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